Three overtaking lanes on the Princes Highway East between Nowa Nowa and Orbost have been completed ahead of schedule. The lanes will provide safer overtaking opportunities for vehicles which must often queue behind slow or heavy vehicles in the mountainous terrain.

Community submissions on the draft Airport Plan and draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Western Sydney Airport are now being compiled and considered after the 60 day consultation period closed at midnight on Friday 18 December.

The $862 million Tintenbar to Ewingsdale section of the Pacific Highway near Ballina will be officially opened to traffic by Acting Prime Minister Warren Truss and NSW Minister for Roads Duncan Gay today.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss has reminded interested parties to have their say by making a submission to the proposed Western Sydney Airport before the community consultation period closes tomorrow (Friday 18 December).

Community Christmas festival celebrations helped mark the official opening of the $5 million Goondiwindi Regional Civic Centre redevelopment today, a transformative upgrade that delivers new cinemas and performance art space for the region.

The Australian Government will not impose a levy to recover costs for noise insulation works at the St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and Community Hall, saving Adelaide airport passengers from a hike in ticket prices and sparing airlines an extra regulatory and administrative burden.

The landmark Yeppen Floodplain project on Rockhampton's southern outskirts will be officially commissioned today, substantially improving the Bruce Highway's ability to remain open during major floods.

The Australian Government has approved funding of up to $11.7 million for a major upgrade of the Rothwell Roundabout to create easier and safer access to Rothwell Station on the new Moreton Bay Rail Link.

Australians living in remote communities will benefit from improved access to basic services and essential deliveries such as food, medicine and mail, through airstrip upgrades projects approved under the Australian Government's Remote Airstrip Upgrade Programme.

King Island's Airport Terminal was officially opened today following the completion of a $1.746 million upgrade, more than doubling the capacity of the terminal to accommodate a predicted major growth in passenger movements.

Airservices Australia has developed indicative flight paths for Western Sydney's proposed airport that demonstrate safe separation with flights operating from Kingsford Smith Airport, as well as taking account of restricted airspace operating around RAAF Base Richmond and the Defence facility at Orchard Hills.

A $1 million funding boost will see Toowoomba benefit through an innovative new service courtesy of the Vanguard Laundry—a facility that will provide employment opportunities for people with mental disabilities.

Bromelton State Development Area, west of the Gold Coast, will benefit from $9.6 million to be invested in intermodal infrastructure under Round Two of the Australian Government's National Stronger Regions Fund.

A new cornerstone has been laid to help Australia's freight logistics industries to cost effectively connect regions and cities to the world, with the launch of the national key freight routes map as an interactive online tool.

With over 62% of the 120,000 square kilometre search zone for missing Malaysian flight MH 370 now complete in the Indian Ocean, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss today provided details of the focus in the remaining search area.

A year on from the Aviation Safety Regulation Review, the Australian Government has acted to implement the report's recommendations—improving aviation safety regulations with government agencies and industry working together to drive reform in key areas.